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Environmental Protection Agency stories: 83 news summaries

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EPA Gets Nod to Crack Down on Industrial Greenhouse Gas

Big industrial plants to be targeted, not 'cows and Dunkin' Donuts'

Oct 1, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration has given the EPA the green light to start moving for the first time toward limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from major industrial sources. The proposed new rules would affect only large facilities that emit 25,000 tons or more of carbon dioxide annually, instead of applying to "... More »

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greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • Environmental Protection Agency • EPA • greenhouse-gas emissions • Obama administration • Lisa Jackson

 EPA Sues North Face 
 Over 'Anti-Bacteria' Boots 

Company could be fined $1M for misleading claims

Sep 24, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Face may be kicked with a fine of up to $1 million for claiming its shoes have the power to kill fungus and bacteria. The EPA filed a lawsuit against the outdoor clothing company's parent firm yesterday, alleging that the operation violated federal law by advertising that its specially... More »

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shoes • Environmental Protection Agency • lawsuit • footwear • EPA

 Biofuel Boom Runs Out of Gas 


Aug 27, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once considered a win-win for the environment and energy independence, America’s biofuel industry is sputtering to a halt, the Wall Street Journal reports. Thanks to the recession, lower oil prices, and government delays, two-thirds of American biodiesel refineries—dozens of plants—are idle, and companies across the country are... More »

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environment • ethanol • biofuel • ecology • Environmental Protection Agency • recession • biodiesel • green revolution • energy independence • oil prices

(Newser) - Facing broad new US regulations on emissions, big business wants to put the science behind global warming before a judge, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It would be evolution versus creationism,” says an executive for the US Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing the idea of a public... More »

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climate change • evolution • global warming • science • creationism • Environmental Protection Agency • emissions standards • big business • carbon emissions • Scopes monkey trial • US Chamber of Commerce

 Test Finds Mercury 
 in Every Fish 

A quarter contaminated beyond EPA safety limit

Aug 20, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(AP) - Catch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in... More »

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environment • pollution • food contamination • fish • Environmental Protection Agency • trout • contamination • power plant • toxic • US Geological Survey • mercury

(Newser) - GM held a triumphant press conference this morning, announcing that, using newly devised EPA methodology, its 2011 Chevy Volt will get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving, by far the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. No car has ever so much as sniffed 100mpg before; the Prius... More »

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General Motors • fuel efficiency • Environmental Protection Agency • miles per gallon • mpg • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt • Chevy Volt

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency today granted California the right to set its own strict emissions standards, an about-face from Bush-era policies, Reuters reports. In a sly rebuke to the previous administration, the EPA said the move rested on a “traditional legal interpretation of the Clean Air Act.” California... More »

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Bush administration • California • Clean Air Act • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • emissions standards • EPA • Obama administration • President Obama • Lisa Jackson

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency has declared a “public health emergency” in a Montana town where 200 people have died from asbestos poisoning, CNN reports. For 10 years the EPA has been involved in a cleanup of Libby, contaminated by castoff from a nearby vermiculite mine and insulation plant. The... More »

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public health • Environmental Protection Agency • asbestos • state of emergency • Max Baucus • WR Grace • Obama administration • Lisa Jackson • Libby, Montana • vermiculite

Obama Clashes With Rural Democrats

Environmental rules,
car dealerships among sticking points

Jun 17, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats from rural areas aren’t pleased with President Obama, and they’re threatening to show it by revolting against key parts of his domestic agenda, Politico reports. The tension boiled to the surface last week when rural and moderate Democrats decried plans to close 3,400 General Motors and... More »

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Barack Obama • agriculture • Democrats • Environmental Protection Agency • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • rural America • Obama administration • President Obama • Dennis Cardoza

EPA Backs
Off Promise to
Regulate CO2

Apparent flip follows White House warning on economic fallout

May 12, 09 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency is backing away from emissions regulation after a White House memo warned of its economic consequences. As administrator Lisa Jackson presented today an agency finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, she told Congress this “does not mean regulation.” Previously, Jackson said such a... More »

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pollution • carbon dioxide • White House • Environmental Protection Agency • Obama administration • President Obama • Lisa Jackson

(Newser) - Federal regulators want pet owners to apply flea and tick repellents carefully while authorities scratch around to ensure the products are safe, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency recorded 44,000 pet-health complaints related to topical pest repellents—ranging from skin irritation to death. Most... More »

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pets • Environmental Protection Agency • fleas • ticks • Hartz • flea repellent • tick repellent

(Newser) - A federal law that keeps utilities from poisoning the air is causing toxic metals to infiltrate US waterways, the Washington Post reports. As the Environmental Protection Agency debates possible solutions with lawmakers, utility companies are storing pollutants like mercury and selenium in sludge ponds that eventually leak into lakes... More »

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United States • Environmental Protection Agency • pollutants • river • mercury • coal power • selenium • airborne contaminants • EPA • waterborne

Congress Will Likely Pass Up Climate Change for Health Care

Dems think health bill
is easier to pass

Apr 20, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress returns from recess today with both health care and climate change on its plate, and it’s looking increasingly likely that it will favor the former, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Health-care reform should be first among equals,” says one rep. Though he also expects to... More »

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climate change • health care • Congress • Environmental Protection Agency • health care reform • EPA

(Newser) - By issuing its long-awaited “endangerment finding” on carbon yesterday, the EPA is essentially putting a gun to Congress’ head, writes Bryan Walsh in Time. Capitol Hill is loathe to regulate carbon emissions, with Republicans and coal-state Democrats worried about the economic fallout. But by ruling that carbon is... More »

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climate change • energy • Congress • cap and trade • Environmental Protection Agency • carbon emissions • EPA

(Newser) - The EPA's decision today to declare carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases dangerous pollutants could have enormous consequences for US businesses, writes Andy Stone in Forbes. The big winner: green technology. The ruling could eventually give the EPA unprecedented regulatory control over everything from power plants to oil refineries... More »

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climate change • pollution • greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • global warming • Environmental Protection Agency • pollutants • industry • Obama administration • President Obama • Lisa Jackson

updated

 EPA Finds Greenhouse 
 Gases Dangerous 


Apr 17, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gasses are indeed dangers to the public health and welfare and must be regulated, the EPA has concluded. The findings could result in sweeping new powers for the EPA to regulate emissions over a wide range of industries and automobiles, the AP reports. The... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • Environmental Protection Agency • carbon emissions • EPA

OPINION

 US Goes to War on ... Bedbugs? 

Feds convene summit to scratch evidently pressing itch: Milbank

Apr 15, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering a bit about federal priorities “in an age of bin Laden and Ahmadinejad,” Dana Milbank headed yesterday to an Environmental Protection Agency summit on the blood-sucking menace of bedbugs, he writes in the Washington Post. With reps from agencies including the Pentagon on hand, an entomologist opined... More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • bedbugs • pest control • Dana Milbank

On Environment, White House Quick to Undo Bush Policies

Staff unearths years
of shelved proposals

Mar 30, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than a dozen environmental initiatives that stagnated under former President Bush are moving forward under Obama, the Washington Post reports. In most of those cases, the decisions were based on reports drafted over several years that, in the face of opposition, were placed on the back burner to await... More »

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climate change • Bush administration • environment • Environmental Protection Agency • Obama administration • Lisa Jackson

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency sent the White House a message today that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are detrimental to human health, Reuters reports. The "endangerment finding" may open the door for Washington to curb emissions that cause global warming. "I think it's historic news," one... More »

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global warming • cap and trade • Environmental Protection Agency • air pollution



 EPA Expected to 
 Start Limiting 
 CO2 Emissions 

Agency will act on ignored Supreme Court ruling

Feb 19, 09 6:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The EPA is expected to soon start regulating emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases for the first time, reports the New York Times. The agency is under an order—ignored by the Bush administration—to decide whether CO2 is a pollutant that endangers the public. Obama administration officials... More »

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climate change • carbon dioxide • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • carbon emissions • EPA • greenhouse-gas emissions • Obama administration • Lisa Jackson

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